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Energy Word Search

G W P H F O L F P P M X X J C F O R A F M S B G J
T M V K P G A U Z O R V V O X C E A R Y N C A G W
Y G B W E Y W P G T W A L U G F U Q Q J T I W W C
E T O R J F O L G E M E F L R N E V G O B M L Z A
X R T J Z U F K P N F P R E R A A T V X W A U I V
K E Z A S W C Q Y T V W W X J Z E J X Y V N M X D
V Z K D W V O E C I T E N I K C G L E K A Y Z P J
S M E C H A N I C A L H T D R W U W C F V D T O R
Y W A C P N S H K L A U G U M G Y K M U E O W D G
E Z O T R Z E H L B N B O N B C R S J O N M I Z K
L X V K V M R S O U I H Q C S H Z C O V K R H X N
M S R D I K V I G L T I Z H U J I Y F U H E P L F
Z L K C J D A D Y T B I C Q M T V H E U O H W A R
W N A K V D T E A V P H W O S T A E H V L T F M I
G L I K Q C I W L V Y U D A G N C M T Q Z F N R R
W S K J H D O E X E B W L A R J N U I L H O S E C
B X N A G L N M N Y C E A E N E R G Y C L W E H N
E T Y O I K O D Q D W T I R K F C I T I M A C T E
H H X K Z D F A C S N Q R D C C B Z R I M L K J S
J V E B E F E R X Y G B P I M U Z G L Q M T Y D L
X P V W M M N H C Z P P P K C S C X L D Q S Z M O
D O O X J Z E D A Y Z E V O A A S P O R H R Q P J
X V V H I F R B R F S G E Y I I L N K J D I S G A
V W E H H A G O Z W N M B M H R G V T C V F X L L
S C I M A N Y D O M R E H T F O W A L D N O C E S

chemical
elastic
electrical
energy
first law of thermodynamics
heat
joule
kilowatt hour
kinetic
law of conservation of energy
mechanical
nuclear
potential
power
second law of thermodynamics
thermal
watt
work
“INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY” WORKSHEET Name_____________________________
Date ____Day 1___
Part 1. The two basic types of energy
Directions: Determine the best match between basic types of energy and the description provided. Put the correct
letter in the blank.

______1. A skier at the top of the mountain (a) Kinetic Energy

______2. Gasoline in a storage tank (b) Potential Energy

______3. A race-car traveling at its maximum speed

_____4. Water flowing from a waterfall before it hits the pond below

______5. A spring in a pinball machine before it is released

______6. A match burning

Part 2. Potential Energy.
Directions: Underline the situation in each pair that has the greater amount of potential energy.

1. A stretched or unstretched spring?

2. A ticking or newly wound-up clock?
3. A new battery in an unlit flashlight or in one which is lit?
4. A roller coaster car at the top of a hill or at the bottom?
5. A match before it is lit or a match while it is burning?

Part 3. Kinetic energy.

Directions: Underline the situation in each pair that has the greater amount of kinetic energy.

1. A pole vaulter before jumping or in mid-air at the top of his jump?

2. A bowling ball when your arm is all the way back or as it hits the pins?
3. A baseball bat just before it is swung or right after it is swung?
4. You before you get out of bed in the morning or you when you go to bed at night?
5. A match before it is lit or a match while it is burning?

Part 4. Energy transfer

Directions: Write the prefix exo or endo on the space provided to describe the changes below.
____ ____ 1. The melting of candle wax

____ ______ 2. The burning of gasoline to produce carbon dioxide and water

____ ______ 3. The condensation of water into a liquid

____ ____ 4. Getting a suntan

____ ____ 5. Metabolism

____ ____ 6. Photosynthesis

7. In the margin of each situation above (part 4 only), place a “C” if the change was chemical and a “P” if the change was
physical.
“INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY” WORKSHEET 2 Name_____________________________
Date ____Day 2___

Part 5. Forms of Energy Continued

Directions: Match the energy form(s) to the description provided. A few questions may have more than one
answer.

_____________1. Falling rocks from the top of a mountain (a) Mechanical

_____________2. Release of energy from the Sun (b) Electrical

_____________3. Energy used to throw a baseball (c) Heat

_____________4. Batteries (d) Radiant

_____________5. The energy that runs a refrigerator (e) Chemical

_____________6. Nuclear fission reactors (f) Nuclear

_____________7. The rumble of thunder from a storm (g) Sound

_____________8. Food before it is eaten

Part 6. Transformation of Energy

Directions: Use the following forms of energy to fill in the table below: mechanical, electrical, heat, radiant,
chemical, nuclear, and sound. The first one has been done for you.
ORIGINAL ENERGY FINAL ENERGY
FORM FORM
1. Electric motor electrical mechanical

2. A battery that runs a moving toy

3. A solar panel on the roof of a house

4. A nuclear power plant

5. Gasoline powering a car

6. A light bulb

7. Photosynthesis
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Energy Crossword Day 2

Across
4. unit for energy 16. what you buy energy in
6. the rate of doing work 17. energy stored in springs
8. energy associated with heat
9. energy used or produced by mechanized devices Down
11. thermal energy transferred from a hot object to a 1. a force exerted through a distance
cold object 2. you can't even break even
12. energy produced by the decay of the nuclei of 3. energy due to position
atoms 5. energy of motion
13. you can't get something for nothing 7. the unit of power
14. the ability to do work 10. energy released in chemical reactions
15. energy is neither created nor destroyed, only 14. energy produced by moving electrons
changed in form
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Energy Double Puzzle

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Energy Cryptograms

Unscramble each of the clue words.

Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.